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28 Dec

Winter Haze Tightens Grip on Delhi, Pollution Levels Remain Alarmingly High

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): Residents of the national capital woke up on Sunday to heavy haze as pollution intensified across the city, dragging air quality deeper into unhealthy territory. Official measurements indicated that Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index hovered close to the upper end of the scale, placing it firmly in the “very poor” range. Data compiled by the Central Pollution Control Board revealed that several locations across the city recorded critically high pollution levels. Nearly twenty monitoring stations registered readings severe enough to raise health concerns, with eastern parts of Delhi among the worst affected. In some pockets, pollution…

28 Dec

Unnao sexual assault case: SC to hear on Monday plea challenging Kuldeep Sengar’s suspension of life sentence on Monday

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National Times Bureau :- A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday, December 29, the CBI’s appeal against the Delhi High Court’s decision to suspend the life sentence imposed on former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case. The case will be taken up by a vacation bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice J K Maheshwari and Justice Augustine George Masih. The Supreme Court is presently on its winter recess and will reopen for regular hearings on January 5. On December 23, the Delhi High Court put…

27 Dec

Supreme Court Quashes Rape Conviction After Couple Marries, Citing Consensual Relationship

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New Delhi, December 27, 2025— The Supreme Court has quashed the conviction of a man from Madhya Pradesh who was sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for rape, after noting that the complainant woman and the convict are now married and living together. A Bench comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice S.C. Sharma observed that the relationship between the two appeared to be consensual and had been given a criminal colour due to a misunderstanding. The court remarked that it had a “sixth sense” that the parties could be reunited and noted that they were married in July 2025…

27 Dec

Unnao Rape Case: Survivor Seeks FIR Against Former IO After Sengar Gets Bail

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaCBI, Delhi High Court bail, Investigating Officer, Kuldeep Singh Sengar, Unnao rape case

New Delhi, December 27, 2025— The survivor in the 2017 Unnao rape case on Saturday strongly objected to the Delhi High Court’s decision to grant bail to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, demanding that the Central Bureau of Investigation register an FIR against the then Investigating Officer for alleged collusion with the convict. Sengar’s sentence in the rape case has been suspended by the High Court during the pendency of his appeal against the December 2019 trial court conviction. However, he will continue to remain behind bars as he is serving a separate 10-year sentence in the custodial death…

27 Dec

Over 10.5 Lakh Voter Names Dropped from Assam Rolls After Special Revision Ahead of Assembly Polls

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Guwahati, December 27, : More than 10.56 lakh names have been removed from Assam’s electoral rolls following a Special Revision exercise conducted ahead of the state Assembly elections, which are due in less than six months. According to the integrated draft electoral rolls released by the Election Commission on Saturday, Assam now has a total of 2,51,09,754 registered voters, excluding 93,021 doubtful voters, commonly referred to as D-Voters. The Election Commission said the deletions were carried out after a detailed house-to-house verification process conducted between November 22 and December 20. Of the total deletions, 4,78,992 names were removed due to…

27 Dec

Four financial deadlines to meet before December 31 to avoid higher costs in the new year

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National Times Bureau :- With just days left before the year ends, December 31 marks an important deadline for several financial and compliance-related decisions. From buying vehicles at lower prices to locking in higher interest rates and completing mandatory documentation, individuals have a limited window to act before new rules and price hikes take effect from January 1. Here are four key tasks that should be completed before December 31: Limited-Time Window to Buy Vehicles at Current Prices Prospective car buyers may want to make their purchase before the end of the month, as several automobile manufacturers are expected to…

26 Dec

BJP’s VV Rajesh Elected Thiruvananthapuram Mayor, Party Secures Historic First in Kerala Corporation

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaKerala municipal corporation results, Thiruvananthapuram mayor election, VV Rajesh BJP

Thiruvananthapuram (Rajeev Sharma): BJP leader V V Rajesh was elected mayor of the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation on Friday, marking the saffron party’s first-ever control of a municipal corporation in Kerala. The victory comes after the BJP emerged as the single largest party, winning 50 of the 101 wards in the civic body.In the mayoral election, Rajesh secured 51 votes with the backing of an Independent councillor. LDF candidate P Sivaji received 29 votes, while UDF nominee K S Sabarinathan polled 19 votes, of which two were later declared invalid.Senior BJP leaders, including state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar, were present at the…

26 Dec

Madras High Court Urges Centre to Consider Law Banning Social Media Use for Children Below 16

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Chennai, December 26, 2025: The Madras High Court has suggested that the Union government examine the feasibility of enacting legislation on the lines of Australia’s recent law that restricts children under the age of 16 from accessing social media platforms such as X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. The court made the observation while hearing a petition highlighting the easy availability of pornographic content on the internet. A Division Bench comprising Justices G. Jayachandran and K.K. Ramakrishnan said that until such a statutory framework is put in place, authorities must significantly strengthen awareness campaigns on the dangers of child pornography. The…

26 Dec

Punjab’s revenue growth at 11% much above National average: Harpal Cheema

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National Times Bureau :- Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema has said that at 11% Punjab’s revenue growth is much more than the National average. National average is 7% only. On GST collection, Punjab Finance Minister said, "GST was implemented nationwide in 2017 under the 'One Nation, One Tax' principle. For the past five years, from 2017 to 2022, the Congress party was in power, and in those five years, they collected Rs 112,000 crore in revenue. But our government, in just three and a half years, has already collected over Rs 116,000 crore in revenue. This means our annual revenue…

26 Dec

Married woman shot at Gurugram club for rejecting marriage proposal; two arrested

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National Times Bureau :- A 25-year-old woman was shot inside a club in Gurugram after she allegedly turned down a marriage proposal, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred in the early hours of December 20 on MG Road. Police were alerted about a firing case and found the injured woman admitted to a private hospital, where she was initially not in a condition to record her statement. The woman’s husband, a resident of Najafgarh in Delhi, filed a complaint stating that his wife, Kalpana, who works at the club, was shot by Tushar, a man from Sangam Vihar in…